Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Robert “Bob” Lee Grimes passed away July 23, 2021. He was 100 years old. He would have been 101 on July 28. Bob was born in Noble, Ill., to Ora Grimes and Laura Palmer. He had 5 siblings. Margaret, George,…
Janice Elizabeth Griffin, a resident of Springfield, Ore.,passed away on June 26, 2021 after a brave two-year battle with pancreatic cancer. Jan was born September 12, 1954 in Klamath Falls, Ore., the third child of Alta and Bernard Griffin. Jan…
Martha was born in Santa Barbara, Calif. She was a twin. She and her sister Linda were born early and spent their first two weeks in the hospital. Linda passed away in 1977. Her death deeply impacted all of us.…
On Friday, July 16, 2021, Donald W. Seablom — husband, father, son, and grandfather — passed away unexpectedly at the age of 72. Or, as he would often say, he “gave up the ghost.” Don was born in Eugene on Aug.…
A participant in Saturday’s caravan in Creswell. Photo by Bob Williams of Flashbox Studio. CRESWELL – Roughly two dozen pickup and other trucks made a slow, 20-minute drive down 5th Street and Oregon Avenue, honking horns, waving flags, and clogging…
EMMA ROUTLEY/THE CHRONICLE Watches are on display throughout Celeste Watch Co.’s Springfield location. SPRINGFIELD – Sometimes inspiration will find you again, even if it takes a few years to return. Dedicated time-watcher Celeste Wong has held a fascination for clocks…
PHOTO PROVIDED When it rains, the potholes in the Creswell VFW parking lot well up, causing safety concerns for veterans and community members – such as the Boy Scouts – who use the building. CRESWELL – A pothole-riddled parking lot…
Tierney, Executive Editor There are many ways journalists receive feedback on their work, and one is being judged by your industry peers. It’s not so bad, really. The Chronicle was recognized for its journalism in 12 different categories by the…
Blum “The important thing in life is not the triumph, but the fight; the essential thing is not to have won, but to have fought well.” – Pierre de Coubertin, on July 24, 1908 Fine words spoken by an…
Bob Beck “I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands …” – The Pledge of Allegiance An excerpt from the national VFW: When we talk about the American…